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  • Natural History Pub Discovering Oregon’s Owyhee Canyonlands

    McMenamins 700 NW Bond St.

    The Owyhee River flows for 280 miles through Nevada, Idaho and Oregon and is surrounded by a diverse landscape of canyons, hills and wildlife. Listen to three desert explorers, Michael O’Casey of Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, Renee Patrick of Oregon Natural Desert Association and photographer Jim Davis, as they talk about sagebrush steppe ecology, recreation […]

  • Writing West: A Conversation with Two Award-Winning Authors

    High Desert Museum 59800 South Hwy 97, Bend, OR, United States

    Join Beth Piatote and Raquel Gutiérrez as they read from their recent books and discuss the opportunities and challenges for writers of color whose storytelling is shaped by America’s Western landscapes. Co-hosted by Oregon State University-Cascades Low Residency MFA in Creative Writing Program.

    $5 – $20
  • Melodies & Steps of 1904

    High Desert Museum 59800 South Hwy 97, Bend, OR, United States

    Join us at the Ranch to enjoy tunes of the turn of the 20th century as well as learn fun dances. Experience the new-fangled music machine, the gramophone, and test out your swing and jitterbug. We might even dance a waltz or two!

  • Melodies & Steps of 1904

    High Desert Museum 59800 South Hwy 97, Bend, OR, United States

    Join us at the Ranch to enjoy tunes of the turn of the 20th century as well as learn fun dances. Experience the new-fangled music machine, the gramophone, and test out your swing and jitterbug. We might even dance a waltz or two!

  • Father’s Day

    High Desert Museum 59800 South Hwy 97, Bend, OR, United States

    Free admission for all dads!

  • Ranch Sawmill Demonstration

    High Desert Museum 59800 South Hwy 97, Bend, OR, United States

    Full steam ahead! See the 1904 Lazinka Sawmill in action and discover how critical steam-powered sawmills were to families in the High Desert.

  • PLAYA Writing Intensive “Lost in Place”

    Playa 47531 OR-31, Summer Lake

    Nurture your creative writing. Take part in a unique weekend writing intensive at PLAYA, an arts and sciences residency campus located on Summer Lake, Oregon. Daily generative writing workshops, led by writer and poet Ellen Waterston, will be informed and complemented by morning field trips and evening discussions led by High Desert Museum Curator of […]

  • Natural History Pub: Fungi of Central Oregon

    McMenamins 700 NW Bond St.

    Central Oregon is home to a broad range of fungi. From mushrooms to molds, fungi play an important role in our region’s forests. Join Ariel Cowan, Oregon State University Extension Service, and Sarah Navarro, U.S. Forest Service, to learn how these inhabitants impact forest health. 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Doors open at 5:30 pm […]